On the Edge

Nancy Klines poems speak to us compellingly of time nature love and loss. Note in particular to Prudence Island Transport (sestina) Stopping by Petes Pond on a Summer Morning (sonnet) and Vacuuming (a very sprightly villanelle). We should all be glad that Nancy Kline has shared her poems in this introspective evocative and altogether lovely collection. Whether writing with exquisite clarity about parents a snapping turtle or the simple stuff of life she says much about our connection (or not) to the world and to others. Poet Mary Oliver has written The lyric poem is brief concentrated has no more than a single focus single voice and employs a natural musicality. Readers will find an echo of Oliver in On the Edge as Kline explores lifes journey where the possibilities inherent in the word yet speak of power opportunity hope . . .